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Groupon Gets Irish Domain Name Groupon.ie
March 11, 2011 @ 8:14 AMGroupon can move from CityDeal.ie to Groupon.ie. Group buying site Groupon has had some difficulty getting country code domains for "Groupon", but it just picked up one through arbitration: Groupon.ie. .ie is the country code domain name for Ireland. The domain name should be transferred to Groupon within 21 days unless the …
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Google's New Feature Allows Blocking Selected Domain Names From Your Results
March 11, 2011 @ 4:43 AMHave you ever performed a Google Search, then clicked on a link only realize it was a spam, perhaps even malware-filled site? With a new feature Google rolled out on March 10, you can now block certain domain names from your search results.
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Japan Tsunami brings huge payday to veteran Domainer
March 11, 2011 @ 4:43 AMThe devastation in Japan after the 8.9 magnitude quake is quite unfortunate. Through this ongoing catastrophe there is a small positive element: Sendai has become a highly searched keyword overnight. The lucky holder of Sendai.com is no other than veteran domainer Satoshi Shimoshita, known as “toho” on DNForum and DomainState.
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Verisign Domain Tag Cloud Gives Insight Into Latest Domain Registrations
March 10, 2011 @ 11:05 AMTool gives quick insight into recent domain registrations. Here’s an interesting new beta tool from VeriSign: the Verisign Domain Tag Cloud. The tool gives some insight into current domain name registration trends. It’s like a tag cloud but the tags are words used in recent domain name registrations. The bigger the word, the more frequently…
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IID Launches ActiveTrust Resolver; Provides New Level of Proactive DNS Security
March 10, 2011 @ 7:23 AMIID (Internet Identity), a provider of technology and services that help organizations secure Internet presence, today announced the availability of IID ActiveTrust™ Resolver (<a href="http://www.internetidentity.com/services/activetrust-resolver" rel="nofollow">http://www.internetidentity.com/services/activetrust-resolver</a>). This new DNS (domain name system) resolver is designed to prevent enterprise employee and system connections to known malicious Internet locations. ActiveTrust Resolver also provides immediate feedback to enterprise security teams about potential compromises on their networks like botnets and advanced persistent threats (APTs). By utilizing this secure gateway, an enterprise can ensure its employees and IT systems are not routed to destinations that could jeopardize communications, proprietary information, customers’ private data and more.
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.PRO Surges Passed 100,000 Registered Names
March 10, 2011 @ 5:03 AMRegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain on the Internet, today announced it has surpassed 100,000 registered names for the first time in its seven-year history. News of the milestone came one day after industry leader Key-Systems was announced as the newest authorized .PRO registrar.
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Former CEO of .ORG Registry Predicts Deregulation Will Shake Up Domain Name Market
March 10, 2011 @ 4:58 AMAlexa Raad, who today announced the formation of a new company—Architelos, Inc., predicts deregulation of the domain name market will require current players to re-assess and likely re-position their businesses as the walls between wholesalers (registries) and retailers (registrars) crumble and the domain name system (DNS) expands with the expected introduction of many new top-level domain names (TLDs).
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Mom Reserves Domain Names for Pre-tweeters
March 10, 2011 @ 4:56 AMIt will be a few more years before her children will send emails, instant messages and tweets, but Michelle Branco of Toronto has given them a head start in establishing their digital footprint.
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If You Want to See Porn Stars Protesting The .xxx Domain Names…
March 9, 2011 @ 11:40 AM…I’d suggest hanging around the Westin St Francis Hotel in Union Square, San Francisco, during your lunch break on March 17.
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Snapnames and Moniker to Auction Sought-after .tv Domain Names
March 9, 2011 @ 9:04 AMThe continued explosive growth in online video is making .tv an extremely relevant extension for reaching target audiences and site visitors and engaging them in new and exciting ways. The auction will provide a rare opportunity to acquire highly desired .tv domain names and join the wealth of savvy businesses and content creators who are successfully using .tv. The auction begins Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at noon US Eastern Time.
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